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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
930 PM CST WED MAR 01 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-020930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 PM CST WED MAR 01 2006

.SYNOPSIS..HIGH PRES WILL PREVAIL OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH 
THU THEN WEAKEN THU NIGHT AND FRI AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES 
INTO THE NORTHERN GULF FRI MORNING. FRONT WILL WEAKEN FROM FROM 
CENTRAL FLORIDA TO 25N90W FRI AFTERNOON AND BECOME DIFFUSE SAT. 
HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE GULF FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN. THE 
HIGH DRIFTS S MON AS THE NEXT COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE N GULF 
COAST.

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GMZ080-020930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 PM CST WED MAR 01 2006

.TONIGHT AND THU...E OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING ELY 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-020930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST WED MAR 01 2006

.TONIGHT AND THU...N OF 22N E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...S OF 22N E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-020930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 PM CST WED MAR 01 2006
  
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N SLY WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE
TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT.  SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS MAINLY S OF 28N. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NE TO E LATE. 
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS MAINLY E PART. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.   
.MON...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-020930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 PM CST WED MAR 01 2006

.TONIGHT AND THU...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W 
TO SW 10 KT OR LESS LATE THU. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE 
WINDS 15 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT...SUBSIDING 2 TO 4 FT THU.
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT AND SUN....NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.


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FORECASTER DGS/FET